ArmInfo.Today, Human Rights Defender of Armenia Kristine Grigoryan met with the members of the France- Armenia Friendship Group in the French Senate, led by Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, who are on a visit in Armenia.

According to the press service of the office of the Human Rights  Defender of Armenia, Grigoryan thanked the French senators for the  consistent implementation of a resolute pro-Armenian policy. She  presented to the guests the priorities of the work of the Human  Rights Defender's Office, measures taken in the field of combating  domestic violence, empowering women, ensuring equality between women  and men and combating discrimination.

Grigoryan touched upon the urgent problem of the return of Armenian  prisoners of war and civilians held captive in Azerbaijan, presented  to the guests the facts of the ongoing anti-Armenian policy of the  leadership of this country. She also touched upon the issues of  ensuring security and humanitarian problems of the residents of  Artsakh and the border regions of Armenia and the steps taken by the  Human Rights Defender's Office to resolve them.

All these problems aroused keen interest among the French senators,  including the legal aspects of the return of prisoners of war and  civilians to Armenia from Azerbaijani captivity. Members of the  delegation expressed their indignation at the policy of Azerbaijan in  this matter, as well as in the issue of the ongoing anti-Armenian  hateful policy of the Azerbaijani authorities.